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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Vote for gun regulation like your child’s life depends on it. In America, it does.

People gather at an April 18 rally to support Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, Mo. Yarl, a Black teen, was shot last week by an 84-year-old white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong address. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

The lives of the innocent teenagers who were shot by gun owners for driving down the wrong driveway, going to the wrong car at the grocery store or ringing someone’s doorbell are the most recent unforgivable sacrifices demanded by the GOP and offered upon the altar of the gun.

No one can credibly claim to be shocked by these tragic incidents. Guns are the leading cause of death for children in our country.

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